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MLA Formatting

Highschool English Education
Navigate through materials by clicking through the slides.

index

Where to put information

What is MLA format

Review Video

Learning Outcomes

Works Cited

Bomb Quiz

Citing information in text.

How to format MLA

Burger Quiz

(Arrows will take you to the page listed. The home button at the top of each page will direct you back to this index page).

MLA format is required for all highschool essays.

Learning how to format in MLA is crucial for the success of students during their education and in the occupations following. Created by the Modern Language Association, the format MLA was created for those in the field of literature to uniformly format their work. This allows for quick referencing and an easy read.

Google form!

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Learing OUTcomes

What will I be able to do after today?

Dissect information and arrange it into an essay that clearly communicates new ideas

Outcome 1

Outcome 2

Format information into an essay

Explain the purpose behind the format of an essay

Outcome 3

Directions:

The next slides will show examples of properly formatted essays. Click on the icons for information on how to format your own information in MLA! Remember, the home button will always be at the top of the page to guide you back to the index whenever you want!

Timeline

Timeline

Timeline

Book: Author last name comma page number Website: Author last name comma date

When citing information in text, you only need to include the authors name once. You can do this at the beginning of the sentence or in the citation at the end

When quoting information, do not include the period. Only one period should be in the sentence, that is at the end and after the parentheses.

Google form!

Click on the link below and fill out the google form. After submitting, proceed through the presentation.

Quiz Bomb

START

Select the correct in text citation:

QUESTION 01

(Jane Austen, p.45).

(Austen, p.45).

(Austen p.45).

(Jane Austen p.45)

What kind of indent is used for a works cited page?

CORRECT!

QUESTION 02

First Line

1/2 inch

Hanging

1 1/2 inches

How many inches should the margin be from each edge of the paper?

CORRECT!

QUESTION 03

1/2 inch

1 1/2 inches

2 inches

1 inch

How many spaces should each indentation be?

CORRECT!

QUESTION 04

5 Spaces

6 Spaces

3 Spaces

4 Spaces

Select the correctly formatted date:

CORRECT!

QUESTION 05

13, May 2024

May 13 2024

2024 May 13

5-13-2024

CONGRATULATIONS!

START OVER?

NO!

...TRY AGAIN?

Citation Help:
  • Easy Bib - https://www.easybib.com/
  • Purdue Owl - https://owl.purdue.edu/
  • My bib - https://www.mybib.com/
  • Grammarly - https://www.grammarly.com/
More Information on MLA:
  • MLA - https://www.mla.org/
  • Scribbr - https://www.scribbr.com/mla/website-citation/